Now businesses are focussed on adopting a cloud-first strategy, moving beyond the compute, storage, and network benefits. Businesses are increasingly looking to cloud-native applications to take advantage of technologies such as serverless computing, machine learning, and IoT. Read more
Running a business can be stressful – especially if you’re worried about cyber security. According to the NCSC Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 42 percent of SMBs identified at least one breach or attack in the last 12 months. The average cost per incident is £3,100. But the cost of an attack isn’t just financial, with Read more
Cybersecurity and productivity aren’t often seen in the same sentence. It can sometimes seem that all your security and protection add-ons or tools each have multiple sign-ins and different processes to follow. All this complicates your day and make it harder to work. Read more
New threats and more sophisticated attacks are always on the horizon in the cybersecurity world. This means you must ensure your digital estate is just as secure against the newest attack as it is against old ones. The Intelligent Security Graph helps you benefit from advanced analytics collected from millions of threat indicators. These insights, in turn, Read more
It’s no longer important just to build ‘stronger walls’. You don’t just need to protect; you need to detect and respond. Products and services that have built-in security tend to have better usability. Meaning not only is it secure, but it’s easy to adopt and be productive in the long-term. Read more
Building a plan to migrate to the cloud if you haven’t already will give you more time to focus on the core of your business and staying competitive. Read more
Public sector organisations are under intense scrutiny to ensure they are secure and compliant – not just by the ruling bodies, but by the public as well. This is why Microsoft is pleased to have worked alongside GDS and the NCSC to publish the Office 365 security and compliance guidance for our UK Public Sector Read more
With the number of smartphone users expected to reach over five billion by 2019, you can expect your employees will be connected to their work on either their personal or business devices. Here are six tips to ensure personal and organisational data stays secure on any device. Read more
Everyone wants the latest and greatest tech but something is stopping IT teams from migrating employees to modern desktops. A Windows PC is where the majority of your employees will do most of their work and, for them, it’s always been an easy choice. Most people are already happily using Windows 10 at home. But Read more
Your people just want easy and effective ways to do their jobs. A security culture can turn security into a benefit – not just a necessity. AI can help you build this culture, but how do you get your employees to care? Read more
The Government, in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released guidance on the minimum cyber security standards that all government departments, agencies and contractors must comply with to protect their information, technology and digital services. It covers five categories: identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover. The measures covered in the document will Read more
Never before have citizens in the UK had more rights. The introduction of the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in May this year brought about a number of changes that have had significant impact in schools. The best bit for me with it all has been the conversations around protecting children and their data Read more
